PMID- 19434662 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20091116 LR - 20181201 IS - 1932-7005 (Electronic) IS - 1932-6254 (Linking) VI - 3 IP - 5 DP - 2009 Jul TI - Signalling strategies for osteogenic differentiation of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells for 3D bone tissue engineering. PG - 398-404 LID - 10.1002/term.176 [doi] AB - Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stromal cells (hUCMSCs) have recently shown the capacity to differentiate into multiple cell lineages in all three embryonic germ layers. The osteogenic differentiation of hUCMSCs in monolayer culture has been reported, while the differentiation in three-dimensional biomaterials has not yet been reported for tissue-engineering applications. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using hUCMSCs for bone tissue engineering. hUCMSCs were cultured in poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) scaffolds in osteogenic medium (OM) for 3 weeks, after which the scaffolds were exposed to several different media, including the OM, a mineralization medium (MM) and the MM with either 10 or 100 ng/ml insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1. The osteogenic differentiation was confirmed by the up-regulation of Runx2 and OCN, calcium quantification and bone histology. Switching from the OM to the MM promoted collagen synthesis and calcium content per cell, while continuing in the OM retained more cells in the constructs and promoted higher osteogenic gene expression. The addition of IGF-1 into the MM had no effect on cell proliferation, differentiation and matrix synthesis. In conclusion, hUCMSCs show significant potential for bone tissue engineering and culturing in the OM throughout the entire period is beneficial for osteogenic differentiation of these cells. FAU - Wang, Limin AU - Wang L AD - Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. FAU - Singh, Milind AU - Singh M FAU - Bonewald, Lynda F AU - Bonewald LF FAU - Detamore, Michael S AU - Detamore MS LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - England TA - J Tissue Eng Regen Med JT - Journal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine JID - 101308490 RN - 0 (Culture Media) RN - 0 (Polyesters) RN - 0 (Polymers) RN - 33X04XA5AT (Lactic Acid) RN - 459TN2L5F5 (poly(lactide)) RN - 67763-96-6 (Insulin-Like Growth Factor I) SB - IM MH - Bone and Bones/pathology MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Cell Proliferation MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Culture Media/pharmacology MH - Humans MH - Insulin-Like Growth Factor I/metabolism MH - Lactic Acid/chemistry MH - Mesenchymal Stem Cells/*cytology MH - *Osteogenesis MH - Polyesters MH - Polymers/chemistry MH - Signal Transduction MH - Stem Cells/cytology MH - Stromal Cells/*cytology MH - Tissue Engineering/*methods MH - Umbilical Veins/*cytology EDAT- 2009/05/13 09:00 MHDA- 2009/11/17 06:00 CRDT- 2009/05/13 09:00 PHST- 2009/05/13 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/05/13 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2009/11/17 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1002/term.176 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2009 Jul;3(5):398-404. doi: 10.1002/term.176.